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In most cases stars in constellations only appear close to one another because they are in the same direction in the sky even tho they may be 100's of light years apart.

The classic example is the constellation of Centaurus. Alpha Centauri is only 4.3 light years away where as it's "close neighbour" Beta Centauri is 350ly away.

A way of demonstrating this is to close one eye and hold 1 finger on each hand at arms length and the other half way between your 1st finger and your eye. They appear close to each other but are in fact a distance apart.

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